Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $61.4 million in 2021

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Payments, 2021

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2021		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$6,472,59110.5%10.5%
2Calhoun County, South Carolina$4,451,2947.2%17.8%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$3,571,2615.8%23.6%
4Horry County, South Carolina$3,408,3005.5%29.1%
5Hampton County, South Carolina$3,312,4675.4%34.5%
6Lee County, South Carolina$3,057,2425.0%39.5%
7Marlboro County, South Carolina$2,799,4464.6%44.1%
8Williamsburg County, South Carolina$2,627,9574.3%48.4%
9Clarendon County, South Carolina$2,477,4434.0%52.4%
10Florence County, South Carolina$2,455,3904.0%56.4%
11Sumter County, South Carolina$2,454,2824.0%60.4%
12Dillon County, South Carolina$2,394,9753.9%64.3%
13Bamberg County, South Carolina$2,072,2593.4%67.7%
14Marion County, South Carolina$1,755,8782.9%70.5%
15Allendale County, South Carolina$1,604,0502.6%73.1%
16Barnwell County, South Carolina$1,583,4432.6%75.7%
17Colleton County, South Carolina$1,576,1452.6%78.3%
18Saluda County, South Carolina$1,572,6542.6%80.8%
19Dorchester County, South Carolina$1,397,5042.3%83.1%
20Newberry County, South Carolina$1,045,3471.7%84.8%
21Lexington County, South Carolina$1,034,9851.7%86.5%
22Aiken County, South Carolina$916,7171.5%88.0%
23Anderson County, South Carolina$785,4361.3%89.3%
24Chesterfield County, South Carolina$572,7770.9%90.2%
25Georgetown County, South Carolina$564,0520.9%91.1%
26Laurens County, South Carolina$548,9480.9%92.0%
27Beaufort County, South Carolina$530,4350.9%92.9%
28Chester County, South Carolina$466,0790.8%93.6%
29Richland County, South Carolina$442,7760.7%94.4%
30York County, South Carolina$404,4220.7%95.0%
31Edgefield County, South Carolina$345,1880.6%95.6%
32Spartanburg County, South Carolina$331,9490.5%96.1%
33Charleston County, South Carolina$324,2960.5%96.6%
34Oconee County, South Carolina$274,8200.4%97.1%
35Lancaster County, South Carolina$272,6880.4%97.5%
36Abbeville County, South Carolina$262,7490.4%98.0%
37Cherokee County, South Carolina$232,4590.4%98.3%
38Berkeley County, South Carolina$231,7860.4%98.7%
39Kershaw County, South Carolina$173,0330.3%99.0%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$165,8500.3%99.3%
41Greenwood County, South Carolina$100,5660.2%99.4%
42Union County, South Carolina$86,6030.1%99.6%
43Jasper County, South Carolina$79,1410.1%99.7%
44Pickens County, South Carolina$67,6220.1%99.8%
45Fairfield County, South Carolina$59,1850.1%99.9%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$54,1210.1%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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